Hickenlooper Calls Ending Tax Exemptions 'Crazy,' Slams Ritter On Oil Regulations

Hickenlooper Calls Ending Tax Exemptions 'Crazy,' Slams Ritter On Oil Regulations

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper told a business group Thursday that it's "crazy" to raise fees or taxes when revenues are down, or for Colorado to be known as an anti-business state.

At the same time, Hickenlooper, who is running for governor, said Gov. Bill Ritter's administration sided with "overboard" environmentalists in crafting new oil and gas regulations.

The remarks to the South Metro Chamber of Commerce provided a clue about how a Hickenlooper administration might be different from Ritter's, although both men are Democrats.

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